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o.did.385 Didymoi

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Letter from Philokles to Kapparis and Sknips about vegetables and fruit sent. A private ostracon letter from Philokles to Kapparis and Sknips at the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, listing vegetables and fruit he has sent (lettuces, a gourd, apples, onions), some via Ammonios in a flask. He asks for something, possibly lentils, to be sent so he can send more in return. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Φιλοκλῆς Καππάρι καὶ Σκνιπὶ τ[…] χαίρειν· ἔπεμψα δέσμην θριδακίων καὶ κολοκύνθιν καὶ μῆλα … καὶ κρόμ μυα ι. ἐκο[…]μην καὶ ἀ[…] καὶ διὰ Ἀμμωνίου βαυκάλιoν μεστὸν ὅπου ἔνι μῆλα … καὶ πτώματα καὶ κολοκύνθια β. λοιπὸν […]ανθρη…[…] φακὸν …[…] πέμψον μοι ἵνα σοι πέμψω.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Philokles to Kapparis and Sknips […], greetings. I have sent a bundle of lettuces and a gourd and apples […] and 10 onions. […] and […] And through Ammonios a flask full, in which there are apples […] and windfalls (?) and 2 gourds. For the rest […] lentils […] send me, so that I may send to you.

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